St. Louis, Missouri vs. Kansas City, Missouri

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Health
  6.5% higher in Kansas City, Missouri
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOKansas City, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.890100  11.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOKansas City, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.895.2100  3.6%
Heart Failure10797.2100  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement84.7101.7100  20.1%
Pneumonia106.1102.7100  3.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOKansas City, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$21,972$23,281  3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$15,616$16,237  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$22,506$22,499  20.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$17,272$17,007  3.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOKansas City, MOU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%-1.0%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201610.6%10.6%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201718.5%18.5%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201842.2%42.2%19.0%  0.0%
2018-2019-5.7%-5.7%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 201473.9%73.9%113.3%  0.0%
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